Category: Poland

From the train station in Lódź it was a 15 minutes walk to the hotel. I did a small detour because I could walk most of the way in a nice park. Check in was smooth at the Boutique Hostel. The room was 14€ a night – it was clean and good!

Ulica Piotrkowska or Piotrkowska Street in Lódź

The central axis of Łódź was revitalized from 1990 on. Part of it is now a pedestrian only street with a lot of beer gardens and restaurants. You still find many shops there as well. And lots of the nice old houses. I took a few pictures for you:

It’s fun to stay in the YMCA!

If you go in one of the side streets from Piotrkowska Street you find a lot of buildings like this one. A sleeping beauty waiting to be kissed from an investor prince.

A sad square next to the street. Only parking and trash. Looks like there was a club on the right before.

If you turn arround – it does not get better

Julian Tuwim – he was a poet

Back on Piotrkowska Street

Can you imagine how it will look in winter?

Got some food and did stop at one of the small super markets. Those 5 bottles where less than 5€ and one was better than the other. The last one on the right was my dolce. It is brewed with honey.

Wonderful sky on the way to get some breakfast. After that is was time to walk to the bus station

I love it: Polski Bus – great!

The bus did stop in a bigger place and we had 15 minutes. There was a big shopping center so I went to use the bathroom there. I did see a lot of bathrooms in my time but never something like that!

A few days after I got back from Amsterdam it was time again to hit the road again. Decided on a “3 Stop Tour” Poland – Berlin and Dutchland again. Visit friends and see some of Europe. The trip did start at the Bus Station at Stuttgart Airport. There was too much traffic so I came late and had the last seat in the rear of the bus. This way I can use the window to lean on. That was the only good thing in that bus. Not a lot of leg space and no WiFi 🙁The ticket was also quite expensive for a bus. 72€ for an overnight trip. They had 2 girls working in the bus – selling ticket and serving coffee. TWO GIRLS??? Wow – at the other buses one of the two bus drivers is doing that. And I have no clue what took them so long. They where going back and forth for hours.

View from my seat. Thanks to my Doc I had good sleeping pills and did make it all the way to Sieradz. Had only to wait for a few minutes and Michal did pick me up.

He had to work so I could rest a bit. In the afternoon it was time to go to Warszawa

Short stop at the hair dresser – visiting the girlfriend does require that – I guess?

Looook – A bird at the gas station!!

Pierogi!!! My favourite food in Poland – and Slovakia 🙂

How low can you go – that low 🙁

They are asking for food with this flyer

Chopin Piano Concerts in Royal Łazienki Park

Free concert in the summer every Sunday at the park. There are two recitals of Chopin’s music at noon and 4 p.m. from May to September. Not my cup of tea but worth to see if you are close.

Statue next to the Łazienki Palace

Łazienki Palace

Lubomirski Palace with the Tadeusz Kosciuszko Monument in front of the palace

Pałac Krasińskich

At the Square next to St. Kazimierz Church

Just hanging around

St. Kazimierz Church

Mosaic House

Ulica Brzozowa

St. Martin's Church

The Church at Castle Square

Castle Square

Palace Of Science and Culture

The Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) is the seat of different companies, cinemas, theatres, libraries, sports clubs, universities, scientific institutions and authorities of the Polish Academy of Sciences. It completed in 1955. It is still the tallest building in Poland, the eighth tallest building in the European Union and in a Top-20 of Europe with 237 metres.Originally it was called Joseph Stalin Palace of Culture and Science but somehow at the big “De-Stalinization” everything with his name on got erased.The building was a gift from the Soviet Union to the people of Poland and they did bring all the workers to build it as well.

With the construction of skyscrapers right next to the Palace Of Science and Culture it did lost a bit of the dissonance with the smaller buildings close to it. Now the new buildings destroyed the aesthetic balance of the old city even more than the big old “Palace”

The City Beach in Warszawa. Great spot to hang out and see the sun go down. Lots of people do their bbq or just have a beer. There are a lot of guys selling beer as well. Later we went to a free open air concert a few minutes from here. Nice!

Street Art

Back in Siradz Michal did bring me to the small train station in Sieradz. Thank you and see you next year 🙂

If you did not see the view from the tower Wrocław Cathedral take a look at the last blog post. The full name is Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wrocław. The first church was built in the mid 10th century at this place and later replaced by a larger basilican structure. That one was destroyed many times in many wars – lets hope this one will last a long time.

Only a minute away from the Cathedral is the Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross and St. Bartholomew. It was completed in autumn of the year 1287.

Weee the lock lady is hiding the key!

Detail from the University or as it is called here: Uniwersytet Wrocławski

The Salt Market at the Market Square

The market was founded according to Magdeburg law between 1214 and 1232 and it is one of the largest markets in Europe.

You can see St. Elizabeth’s Church in the back

Detail Wrocław Old Town Hall

The Gothic building is one of the main landmarks of the city and was built from the end of 13th century to the middle of 16th century.

Wrocław Old Town Hall

The next day in the afternoon my Poland Trip 2015 was almost over. Back into the small bus towards Opole

And changing into the big one at the eurobus station close to Opole. I wonder what people do when it rains. There is no roof and only one small toilet building. Looks like you have to stand with your bags in the rain for a while.